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{
"term": "mechanism",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a set of moving parts in a machine that performs a task",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a delicate watch mechanism"
},
{
"text": "The mechanism for locking the door of the washing machine is childproof."
},
{
"text": "The gun froze, jamming the mechanism."
}
],
"topics": ["Engineering"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["firing", "locking", "steering"],
"verb + mechanism": ["activate", "jam"],
"mechanism + verb": ["operate", "work"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a method or a system for achieving something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "mechanisms for dealing with complaints from the general public"
},
{
"text": "The college has established an effective student support mechanism."
},
{
"text": "The government is held accountable through the mechanism of regular general elections."
},
{
"text": "The system provides a mechanism whereby information is channelled into the market."
},
{
"text": "an effective mechanism for enforcing the rules"
},
{
"text": "Simple repetition was regarded as an effective learning mechanism."
},
{
"text": "The present mechanisms of government could be improved."
},
{
"text": "Various mechanisms are in place for dealing with emergencies."
},
{
"text": "We need some kind of mechanism for making appointments."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["effective", "exact", "precise"],
"verb + mechanism": ["provide", "propose", "suggest"],
"mechanism + verb": ["operate", "work", "allow something"],
"preposition": [
"by the mechanism of",
"through the mechanism of",
"mechanism for"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a system of parts in a living thing that together perform a particular function",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the balance mechanism in the ears"
},
{
"text": "Scientists have been unable to explain the exact mechanism behind this effect."
},
{
"text": "This activates the body's thirst mechanism."
},
{
"text": "physiological mechanisms regulating the release of hormones"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["effective", "exact", "precise"],
"verb + mechanism": ["provide", "propose", "suggest"],
"mechanism + verb": ["operate", "work", "allow something"],
"preposition": [
"by the mechanism of",
"through the mechanism of",
"mechanism for"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmekənɪzəm/",
"audio": "me/mechanism/mechanism__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmekənɪzəm/",
"audio": "me/mechanism/mechanism__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin mechanismus, from Greek mēkhanē, from mēkhos ‘contrivance’."
}